Artificial eye

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Artificial eye is worn by a person who has had an eye removed because of disease or injury. When the eye is removed, a surgeon cuts free the optic nerve and the muscles that move the eye. The surgeon places a plastic, metal, or ceramic ball into the cavity and sews the muscles and conjunctival tissue together in front of the ball.

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